Agape Connection, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, will be host to its 19th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day celebration to begin at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1400 Corporetum Drive in Lisle.
Since 1991, Agape Connection, Inc., has provided educational, cultural, and other initiatives that impact the children and youth of the western suburbs.
The celebration program honoring the late Civil Rights leader, Dr. King, will feature:
• MLK Character Award Honorees: Presented to impressive African American high school junior and senior males with high moral character, volunteerism, leadership and visionary potential. The MLK Character Award is Agape Connection’s way of celebrating the young men of our future.
• Oratorical Finalists: Selected high school students will reflect on leadership and what it means to empower those who are disenfranchised: By race, socio-economic status, education, citizenship, health, age.
The celebration is open to the public. Tickets are valued at $75 for an elegant afternoon buffet to start at 12:30 p.m.. Those who cannot attend the buffet, are cordially invited to attend the free featured program to start at 1:30 p.m. when the Agape Oratorical contest and MLK Character Award honorees presentation will be held.
For information regarding tickets, call 630-898-5333.
— Agape Connection, Inc.